{"id":6408,"date":"2023-12-26T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T17:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2023-12-26T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T17:22:18","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-1-in-key-demos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2023\/12\/26\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-1-in-key-demos\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u00a0WINS THE WEEK &#8211; #1 IN KEY DEMOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2018Nightly\u2019 Tops ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 For the Week, First Time in Nearly Four Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2018Nightly\u2019 Marks Longest Consecutive Daily Streak of A25-54 Demo Wins &amp; Continues to Deliver Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2018Nightly\u2019 Closes Gaps Across-the-Board by Double Digits vs. ABC in Season-to-Date Measurements, Including by 74% in A25-54<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>PLUS: \u2018Nightly\u2019 Increases Viewership Across the Board vs. Last Week<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of December 18: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the first time since March 2020, <em>Nightly News<\/em> tops ABC in both key demos for the week, by +70,000 in A25-54 &amp; 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